Microsoft Azure For Dummies, 2nd Edition
- Length: 416 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2023-01-12
- ISBN-10: 1119898064
- ISBN-13: 9781119898061
- Sales Rank: #1086830 (See Top 100 Books)
As Microsoft’s Azure platform takes a larger stake in the cloud computing world, more tech pros need to know the ins-and-outs of this fast-growing platform. Microsoft Azure For Dummies is the essential guide for users who are new to the platform. Take your first steps into the world of Azure as you learn all about the core services―straight from a Microsoft expert. This book covers the Azure essentials you need to know, including building a virtual network on Azure, launching and scaling applications, migrating existing services, and keeping everything secure. In classic Dummies style, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Azure’s core services and―when you’re ready―how to move into more advanced services.
- Discover the basics of cloud computing with Microsoft Azure and learn what services you can access with Azure
- Build your cloud network with Azure and migrate an existing network to the platform
- Scale applications seamlessly and make sure your security is air-tight
Updated to included expanded information on data resources, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and collaboration, Microsoft Azure For Dummies, 2nd Edition answers the call for an entry-level, comprehensive guide that provides a simple-to-understand primer on core Azure services. It’s an invaluable resource for IT managers and others arriving at the platform for the first time.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Getting Started with Microsoft Azure Chapter 1 Introducing Microsoft Azure What Is Cloud Computing? NIST definition Cloud computing benefits Economies of scale Understanding Cloud Computing Models Deployment models Public cloud Private cloud Hybrid cloud Service delivery models Software as a Service (SaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Introducing Microsoft Azure Services Azure history PaaS products Starting Your First Azure Subscription Understanding subscription types Creating a free Azure account Viewing subscription details Staying Current with Azure Customizing the Azure user experience Rolling with the Azure updates Chapter 2 Exploring Azure Resource Manager Introducing Azure Resource Manager REST APIs Resource providers JSON ARM management scopes Getting Familiar with Azure Regions Availability zones Geographies Sovereign regions Paired regions Introducing the Azure Management Tools Azure portal Azure PowerShell Azure CLI and Azure Cloud Shell Azure SDKs ARM REST API Azure Storage Explorer Azure Bicep Installing Azure CLI on the Desktop Part 2 Deploying Infrastructure Services to Microsoft Azure Chapter 3 Managing Storage in Azure Understanding Azure Storage Data Types Unstructured data Semistructured data Structured data Working with a Storage Account Creating a storage account Using the blob service Installing Azure Storage Explorer Uploading blobs Changing blob access tiers Understanding the file, table, and queue services File service Table service Queue service Introducing Azure Disk Storage Chapter 4 Planning Your Virtual Network Topology Understanding Virtual Network Components Address space Subnets Creating a Virtual Network Deploying with the Azure portal Deploying with PowerShell Configuring Virtual Networks Deciding on a name resolution strategy Configuring network security groups Adding service tags and application security groups Associating the NSG with the appropriate subnets Understanding service endpoints Connecting Virtual Networks Configuring VNet peering Understanding service chaining User-defined routes Deploying Azure Firewall Digging into Virtual Private Networks and Gateways Planning and configuring a VPN gateway Speeding through Azure ExpressRoute Chapter 5 Deploying and Configuring Azure Virtual Machines Planning Your VM Deployment Understanding VMs Starting your VM deployment from the Azure Marketplace Starting your VM deployment from your on-premises environment Recognizing Azure VM Components Compute Storage Network Architectural Considerations High availability Scalability Isolation mode Cost-Savings Opportunities Azure Reservations Azure Spot Instances Deploying Azure VMs from the Azure Marketplace Deploying a Linux VM Deploying from the Azure portal Connecting to the VM Deploying the VM Connecting to the VM Configuring Your VMs Starting, Stopping, and Resizing VMs Starting and stopping a VM Resizing a VM Using Azure Virtual Desktop Extending Your VM’s Capabilities Maintaining your VM environments Enabling diagnostic logging Viewing diagnostics data in Azure Monitor Chapter 6 Shipping Docker Containers in Azure Understanding Docker Using Docker containers Setting up Docker on your workstation Installing Docker Desktop Running the hello-world container Running containers in Azure VM-based container hosts Azure Container Instances Azure Container Registry Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure App Service Web App for Containers Implementing Azure Container Instances Deploying an Azure container instance Verifying and disposing of the container instance Storing Images in Azure Container Registry Deploying a container registry Pushing an image to a new container registry Pulling the repository image via ACI Introducing Azure Kubernetes Service AKS architecture AKS administration notes kubectl command-line tool Kubernetes Web UI Using Containers with Azure App Service Part 3 Deploying Platform Resources to Microsoft Azure Chapter 7 Deploying and Configuring Azure App Service Apps Introducing Azure App Service Web apps API apps Mobile apps Logic apps Function apps App Service logical components Deploying Your First Web App Deploying from the Azure portal Configuring Git Connecting to a web app from Visual Studio Creating a Git repository for a web app Pushing a code change to Azure Deploying from Visual Studio Creating a new web app project in Visual Studio Publishing to App Service Understanding deployment slots Configuring a Web App Customizing app settings Adding a custom domain Binding a TLS/SSL certificate Configuring autoscaling Monitoring a Web App Adding the Application Insights resource Enabling instrumentation in a web app Viewing Application Insights telemetry data Chapter 8 Running Serverless Apps in Azure Defining Serverless Getting to know Azure Functions apps Getting to know Azure Logic Apps Custom connectors Microsoft Power Automate versus Azure Logic Apps Azure Functions versus Azure Logic Apps Understanding triggers, events, and actions Working with Azure Functions Creating an Azure Function Creating the Function App Defining the Function Creating the Function Testing Configuring Function App settings Building Workflows with Azure Logic Apps Creating an Azure Logic App Deploying the resource in the Azure portal Defining the workflow Testing the trigger and action Chapter 9 Managing Databases in Microsoft Azure Revisiting the IaaS versus PaaS Question Controlling the environment Running any version of any database Using preinstalled VMs from Azure Marketplace Comparing Relational and Nonrelational Databases in Azure SQL Database SQL Database for MySQL Servers Azure Database for MariaDB Servers Azure Database for PostgreSQL Servers Implementing Azure SQL Database Understanding service tiers DTU-based service tier vCore service tier Elastic pool model Deploying an SQL Database and an SQL Database virtual server Configuring the database Firewall Connection strings Georeplication Configure Inspecting the virtual server Connecting to the database Implementing Azure Cosmos DB Understanding Cosmos DB Multimodel Turnkey global distribution Multiple consistency levels Creating a Cosmos DB account Running and debugging a sample Cosmos DB application Interacting with Cosmos DB Chapter 10 Using Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Azure Dipping into Data Analytics Azure Synapse Analytics Azure HDInsight Azure Databricks IoT in a Nutshell Azure IoT Hub Azure IoT Central Azure Sphere Accessing Azure Machine Learning and Cognitive Solutions Azure Machine Learning Azure Cognitive Services Azure Bot Service Part 4 Providing High Availability, Scalability, and Security for Your Azure Resources Chapter 11 Protecting the Azure Environment Core Security Tactics in Azure Microsoft Defender for Cloud Alerts, hygiene, and inventory Azure Key Vault Microsoft Sentinel Protecting Your Storage Account’s Blob Data Backing up and restoring individual storage blobs Creating and viewing snapshot backups Deleting and restoring a snapshot Backing up storage blobs in bulk Protecting Your Virtual Machines Getting to know the Recovery Services vault Deploying a Recovery Services vault Creating a backup policy Backing up VMs Backing up a single VM Backing up multiple VMs Restoring VMs VM backup consistency levels VM restore options Backup and restoration Protecting Your App Services Backing up App Service apps Restoring App Service apps Protecting Your Databases Backing up and restoring SQL Database Configuring SQL Database backup retention Restoring SQL Database Backing up and restoring Cosmos DB Chapter 12 Managing Identity and Access with Azure Active Directory Understanding Active Directory Azure AD versus AD Domain Services Relationship between subscriptions and AD tenants Multitenant Azure AD The “other” Azure AD Directory family members Creating Users and Groups Adding a domain to your directory Understanding AD user and group types Creating an Azure AD group Creating an Azure AD user Working with Azure AD user accounts Assigning licenses to users Distributing licenses Logging in as an Azure AD user Changing a user’s password Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementing built-in RBAC roles Azure AD roles Resource roles Adding an account to an Azure AD role Protecting Your Identity and Data with MFA Chapter 13 Implementing Azure Governance Implementing Taxonomic Tags Applying tags to resource groups and resources Adding tags in the Azure portal Adding tags programmatically Removing tags Reporting via tags Cost Management + Billing blade API access to tags and billing Implementing Azure Policy Policy definition structure Policy lifecycle Creating a policy Assigning the policy Testing the policy Dipping into Azure Security, Privacy, and Trust Reading through the documentation Exploring the Trust Center Touring Azure Advisor Part 5 Going Beyond the Basics in Microsoft Azure Chapter 14 Discovering DevOps in Microsoft Azure Introducing the Azure DevOps Tools Azure Boards Azure Repos Azure Pipelines Azure Test Plans Azure Artifacts Collaborating with GitHub Automating with Azure DevTest Labs Chapter 15 Monitoring Your Azure Environment Azure Monitor Enabling diagnostic logging Azure Monitor Activity Log Azure Monitor Diagnostics Settings VM diagnostic settings VM boot diagnostics Plotting resource metrics and raising alerts Charting metrics Configuring alerts Creating an action group Defining an alert rule Testing the alert Azure Log Analytics Creating a Log Analytics workspace Connecting data sources to the workspace Writing KQL queries Touring the Log Search interface Writing basic KQL queries Monitoring and Tweaking Your Azure Spending Cost analysis Cost alerts and budgets Azure Advisor Chapter 16 Extending Your On-Premises Environment to Azure Data Migration Options Blob copy Azure Data Box Azure Migrate: Database Assessment Performing the database assessment Performing the database migration with DMS Performing database migration with DMA Server Migration Options VHD upload Azure Migrate: Server Assessment The discovery and assessment workflow Azure Migrate: Server Migration Hybrid Cloud Options Site to Site (S2S) VPN On-premises VPN gateway Virtual network gateway Local network gateway Connection ExpressRoute Introducing Azure Arc The Arc use case Arc family members Preparing your environment Adding a Windows Server system to Arc Managing local systems with Arc Implementing Azure Policy Implementing taxonomic tags Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 17 Top Ten Azure Technology Opportunities to Watch Focus on Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Increase Usage of Event-Driven Serverless Containers Rapid AI and Edge Adoption Emphasis on Zero Trust Cloud Security Transformation through Hyper and Intelligence Automation Bringing Data Analytics Mainstream Maturing of IoT and Cognitive Services Building Vertical Solutions in the Cloud to Accelerate Innovation Pushing Low-Code and No-Code Development Environmental Sustainability Chapter 18 Ten Ways to Optimize an Azure Environment Leverage the Stop-Start Button for Virtual Machines Rightsize Capacity and Storage Use Spot and B-Series VMs Tidy Up Your Azure Environment Avoid Disaster with Azure Backup Monitor Your Spending with Azure Cost Tools Maximize Azure Autoscaling and Hybrid Use Benefits Use Elastic Database Pools Promote Cloud-Native Features First Purchase Azure Capacity Using Reservations Index EULA
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